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Protect Schools During War
Around the world, schools are attacked or being occupied by military forces in conflict zones. So far 55 countries have shown their support by endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration. It is time Canada became the 56th...
Britain’s Brexit Hate Crime Problem
The killing of a Polish man in England follows a spate of hate crimes since the UK referendum to leave the European Union, including several arson attacks, excrement shoved through letter boxes, physical assaults, and most commonly, verbal abuse...
Separatists Bomb School in Thailand's South
The blast occurred as parents were dropping off their children...
Child Marriage Threatens Girls’ Futures in Nepal
“We interviewed a horrifying number of adolescent girls who were mourning their dead infants. These stories are intolerable – and usually preventable..."
A Chance for UN Peacekeeping to Get It Right
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He threw me on the ground, placed his gun to the side, and got on top of me to rape me. When he was done, he just left.” ~ a 14-year-old girl in the Central African Republic raped by a UN peacekeeper...

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Europe/Central Asia Witness: “They Always Say ‘Tomorrow, You’ll Be Free.’”
Unaccompanied Children Behind Bars in Greece... Middle East/North Africa New Satellite Images of Syrians Stranded at Jordan's Border
“These latest satellite images confirm that the humanitarian crisis at the Rukban encampment has not been resolved, and appears to be getting worse..." Asia Indonesia Should Reject Abusive Philippine-style ‘Drug War’
Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency head Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso this week called for police to emulate the Philippines’ “war on drugs” declared by President Roderigo Duterte. Bad idea...

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